Can not believe I'm still in pending without any comment from the University....... Feels like I am ignored ;( Please anyone tell me what's going on now

TTPB: they will start the fall semester tomorrow, so I think there's no hope.

Is there anyone who got the result from the wait-listed? The first week of September is passed, but I still do not receive any response since wait-list notification. Maybe I am rejected...😭

Columbia's Dept. of Music has announced that they will not be taking graduate applications for Fall 2021.

Columbia's Dept. of Music has announced that they will not be taking graduate applications for Fall 2021.

Columbia's Dept. of Music has announced that they will not be taking graduate applications for Fall 2021.

Columbia's Dept. of Music has announced that they will not be taking graduate applications for Fall 2021.

No GMAT/GRE, 3.83 GPA, 2 years management experience in a mid-sized corporation for ERM. 5 years non-management work experience and military service, amazing letters of recommendation. Does anybody know what the acceptance rate for the MS ERM programwas?

Hello, TPB. You are not alone. I applied for BA program. And a lot of students are on the wailists as well.

Too exhausted. I need to decide whether should I go to another school that starts before September. I even do not know that If I select to another university, can I transfer to Columbia Univesity as the admission from wait list? By the way, thanks the information from below.

TTPB: Please could you copy and paste the content of the actual official mail that you got as a reply from Columbia University. I too have been waitlisted and the wait is really killing me now :(

I emailed them and got replies that if there are any admitted students rejected the offer, their seats will be available, and but those available seats will come out together in September, WTF.

THIS IS SO FUC*ED..... WTF IS GOING ON, I NEED THE GODDAMN DECISION. Reject me if you will but damn it give me closure... semester starts real soon.

I applied one month before the deadline for Spring 2021 cohort. The admission process was confusing as the website suggested to apply first and not approach the professor but in reality it was the other way round. The professor is telling me that he hasn't seen my application, hence cannot take me in. What should I do? When can I expect to hear back from them?

TTPB: I know its a lot of wait!!! I hope we get positive outcome soon! The poster below did provide comprehensive info If that is the case then there is some hope!

Still on the waitlist, any progress for the other folks on the waitlist? I was indicated that we would be told the final outcome by September. Its quite a wait but still a small sliver of hope.

Rejected after being wait-listed

TTPB: Thank you for such a comprehensive information... I guess chances are there but slim as students have to inform them that they do not want to enroll in fall or spring... So I guess in best case there might be 5-10 admits... Not more than that... Btw congrats on amazing admits... Yeah Columbia is my dream school too... Hope I get in...

TTPB asking about the acceptance rate. This year they had an acceptance rate of ~14% (I was on the admitted student webinar and they informed this thing to us on the webinar; there were many questions asked on this) probably because of Covid I presume (they might have had even lower acceptance rate before I guess). They are very selective and being an IVY league they tend to reject many deserving applications (many people on gradcafe have highlighted this thing over and over again; I agree with this), I have friends who deserved admission but were rejected. Moreover, it is difficult to predict chances of admission to top 20 unis even if you have a solid profile. For instance, I have a Granted Patent as the first inventor, Publication in Q1 IEEE journal (IEEE Access; First and only author), Published over 8 papers in springer (all as first author), produced my own security protocols which received the status of Granted Software Copyrights, Did research internship in DRDO (Indian Defence) and was an external reviewer for IEEE Access. I had a GPA of 8.97 from top Indian Private Institute, had strong recommendation letters (all highlighting my research capabilities), and solid background in security. I applied to 7 unis and was accepted to CMU, UCLA, NYU, USC, Columbia for computer science and got rejected from JHU, UofC. Although, the programs I was accepted to are better than JHU and UofC, my point is that no one can predict there chances of admission to top unis. It is very likely that you get rejected from your safe choice and accepted to your dream school. I will be attending Columbia over all the other offers as Columbia is my dream school. For others waiting, I know few people who are on the same boat, I guess they will announce something very soon. I am very pissed as of why they have not yet released the results. I am waiting for my best friend to get accepted so that we can go together, that's the reason I kind of check the gradcafe website everyday. I feel they are waiting for students to update the university if they cannot make it to Columbia in fall or spring so that they can release the results. In there recent email to the admitted students they had this in the email: "If you are no longer planning to enroll at Columbia in either Fall or Spring, please let me know right away." I hope this gives you some clarity! Because I feel there is still some hope! All the best to others who are waiting!

TTPB: To the person who got an admit on 30th July 2020, were you on the waitlist or directly got admitted? Also, what deadline has Columbia University given you to respond to the offer?